Cardiovascular

Human organs

Heart

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A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body, delivering oxygen and nutrients to every cell.

Function

Circulates oxygenated blood

Location

Behind the sternum, slightly left

Structures

10 labelled

Heart

Structures to know

• Aorta · Aorta — Main artery
• Left Atrium · Atrium sinistrum — Receives oxygenated blood
• Right Atrium · Atrium dextrum — Receives venous blood
• Left Ventricle · Ventriculus sinister — Pumps to the body
• Right Ventricle · Ventriculus dexter — Pumps to the lungs
• Mitral Valve · Valva atrioventricularis sinistra — Prevents backflow
• Pulmonary Trunk · Truncus pulmonalis — Carries blood to the lungs
• Superior Vena Cava · Vena cava superior — Returns blood from above the heart
• Apex · Apex cordis — The pointed tip, angled left
• Left Coronary Artery · Arteria coronaria sinistra — Feeds the heart muscle itself